Communication and Child Health

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Lindemann J.E. Psychological and behavioral aspects of physical disability. New York: Plenum Press, 1981

Perrin E.C. , Gerrity P.S. There's a demon in your belly: children's understanding of illness. Pediatrics 1981; 67: 841–9

Redpath C. , Rogers C.S. Healthy young children's concepts of hospitals, medical personnel, operations and illness. J Pediatr Psychol 1984; 9: 29–40

Bibace R. , Walsh M.E. Children's conceptions of illness. In Bibace R. , Walsh M.E. eds. Children's conceptions of health, illness and bodily functions. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1981

Natapoff J. Children's views of health. Am J Public Health 1978; 68: 995–1000

Michela J.L. , Contento I.R. Spontaneous classification of foods by elementary school-aged children. Health Educ Q 1984; 11: 57–76

Eiser C. Communicating with sick and hospitalized children. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 1984; 25: 181–9

Beales J.G. , Holt P.J.L. , Keen J.H. , Mellor V.P. Children with juvenile chronic arthritis: Their beliefs about their illness and therapy. Ann Rheum Dis 1983; 42: 481–6

Whitt J.K. , Dykstra W. , Taylor C.A. Children's conceptions of illness and cognitive development. Clin Pediatr 1979; 18: 327–39

Quinton D. , Rutter M. Early hospital admissions and later disturbances of behavior: An attempted replication of Douglas’ findings. Dev Med Child Neurol 1976; 18: 447–59